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Arcadia Stockyard (Wed)

Name: Arcadia Stockyard (Wed) livestock auction prices — 2026-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Arcadia, Florida · Wed, Sep 2

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1422

← Aug 26Sep 2Sep 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

562 head

▼ 370 vs last sale 932▼ 206 vs year ago 768 · −26.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

168 head

▼ 80 vs last sale 248▼ 62 vs year ago 230 · −27.0%

Also sold hereRegular saleMon Nov 2, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $362.26/cwt on 42 head, down $6.26 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 34 comparable sales and sits −65.31 against this barn's trailing median of $427.58.

Average price

$362.26

▼ 6.26 vs prior sale

42 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,947

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$27.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.23

vs FL average

−9.13 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	375.59	2,024	22
Medium and Large 2	536	347.61	1,863	20

One grade step is worth $27.98/cwt here — about $160 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale42 hd

362.26

—

FL average7 barns · 252 hd

350.03

+12.23

National average157 barns · 5,984 hd

371.39

−9.13

This barn, trailing median34 sales

427.58

−65.31

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $462.18, low $352.46, median $427.58 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,485	184.23	2,736	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,309	158.10	2,069	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,114	139.84	1,558	37

Every lot

35 lots · USDA AMS · Arcadia Livestock Auction - Arcadia, FL (Wed)

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	218	687.74/cwt	660.00–720.00	1,499	7
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	264	566.11/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,495	9
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	266	610.92/cwt	590.00–630.00	1,625	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	579.27/cwt	570.00–590.00	1,859	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	544.31/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,769	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	508.89/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,847	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	475.65/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,741	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	429.33/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,601	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	449.76/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,867	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	418.65/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,763	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	431	382.00/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,646	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	397.93/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,886	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	361.83/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,722	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	396.81/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,028	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	359.49/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,862	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	360.90/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,014	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	329.78/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,857	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	333.81/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,063	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	432.41/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,410	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	358	414.69/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,485	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	450.64/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,649	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	380.41/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,408	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	345.06/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,432	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	375.53/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,596	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	408.74/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,741	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	386.97/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,819	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	348.91/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,643	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	344.57/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,792	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	324.94/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,057	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,425	180.80/cwt	175.00–183.00	2,576	6
Bulls	—	—	1,575	189.37/cwt	187.00–192.00	2,983	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,097	143.90/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,579	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,143	133.18/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,522	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,244	152.45/cwt	148.00–161.00	1,896	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,418	167.64/cwt	164.00–170.00	2,377	16

This sale against other markets

Florida weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Florida auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Florida feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Arcadia Livestock Auction - Arcadia, FL (Wed)

Wed Sep 2, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Tallahassee, FL (LS-OR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 562Last week 932Year ago 768

Slaughter CattleReceipts 168Last week 248Year ago 230

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower, slaughter bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers, bulls, and heifers steady to 5.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,244	148.00–161.00	152.45
16	—	1,418	164.00–170.00	167.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,097	140.00–148.00	143.90
14	—	1,143	130.00–138.00	133.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,575	187.00–192.00	189.37
6	—	1,425	175.00–183.00	180.80

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	218	660.00–720.00	687.74
9	250–300	266	590.00–630.00	610.92
9	300–350	321	570.00–590.00	579.27
11	350–400	363	500.00–520.00	508.89
10	400–450	415	440.00–460.00	449.76
15	450–500	474	380.00–420.00	397.93
9	500–550	511	380.00–410.00	396.81
13	550–600	558	350.00–370.00	360.90
7	600–650	618	325.00–345.00	333.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	264	550.00–580.00	566.11
10	300–350	325	530.00–560.00	544.31
11	350–400	366	460.00–490.00	475.65
9	400–450	421	410.00–430.00	418.65
11	450–500	476	345.00–375.00	361.83
12	500–550	518	345.00–375.00	359.49
8	550–600	563	320.00–340.00	329.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	373	410.00–450.00	429.33
13	400–450	431	360.00–400.00	382.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	366	440.00–460.00	450.64
11	400–450	426	400.00–420.00	408.74
12	450–500	470	375.00–400.00	386.97
12	500–550	520	330.00–360.00	344.57
6	600–650	633	320.00–330.00	324.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	326	420.00–450.00	432.41
14	350–400	358	400.00–430.00	414.69
12	400–450	425	360.00–390.00	375.53
13	450–500	471	340.00–360.00	348.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	370	370.00–390.00	380.41
10	400–450	415	340.00–350.00	345.06

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.